That means Freeman will make about $11.4 million by the end of the season when he factors in his Vikings salary, the $2.5 million the Bucs paid him already this season and the $5.9 million in termination pay, according to ESPN. Freeman also had talks with the Oakland Raiders and Buffalo Bills. The deal with the Vikings was signed late Sunday night and tweeted by Freeman's agent Erik Burkhardt.

Freeman had been in the last year of a five-year deal with the Bucs this season when erratic play on the field, lots of headlines off the field and a reportedly bad relationship with second-year head coach Greg Schiano led to his benching before the fourth game of the season and ultimately, he was cut from the team last week.

Chris Wilkerson is Deputy Editor of the Tampa Bay Business Journal.

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